POONCH: Highlighting on scope of employment generation through tourism promotion, Member Legislative Assembly Haveli, Shah Mohammad Tantray Friday asked the forest authorities to prepare DPR for eco-tourism in Loran and Gali Maidan. Mr. Tantray was reviewing the ongoing works in the area besides discussing other relevant issues here.
DFO Territorial, Dr. Sayed Nadeem Hussain, DFO Social Forestry, Ranjeev Sharma, DFO Soil Conservation, Ram Rattan Range Officers, Foresters and Forest Guards attended the meeting. “Besides leveraging the economic benefits of the green gold we have to think of the future of mankind which is integrally linked to the future of nature and all must think of its conservation,,”he said
He urged upon the officers of various wings of forest department to send out the message that planting and nurturing of trees is central to the conservation of nature. Referring to extreme climatic changes in recent times, he said phenomena like landslides, flash floods being witnessed can only be checked by conserving nature by expanding its green cover.
The MLA instructed the forest authorities to proactively check encroachments and timber smuggling and asked them to plant maximum trees and ensures durable fencing around forests. Mr. Tantray also emphasized on active participation of community in conserving and expanding the forest cover and asked the authorities to focus at the grassroots level by ensuring involvement of Panchayats.